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Picture from astroheights : Morning stars and lakes from summit of Lettershinna Hill

Picture: Morning stars and lakes from summit of Lettershinna Hill

Great views over the south Connemara lakelands, Cashel bay, Twelve Bens & Maumtu

by astroheights 28 Jul 2014

This hill has no name on any map I've seen, but the nearest townland seems to be Lettershinna so Lettershinna Hill is as good a name as any.

Halfway along the road around the north flank of the hill (road alt. about 90m), there is a sort of lay-by on the right (at L 83197 43862A) with a firm surface, large enough for a couple of cars to reverse into. I've used this a few times as a quiet spot for some dark-sky astrophotography facing north and west - the backdrops of Cashel Hill, the Twelve Bens and Maumturks are lovely.

One summer night as morning twilight was approaching, I hiked to the summit from the lay-by, with DSLR and heavy tripod over my shoulder and a couple of other photo accessories in my jacket pockets. It's a firm grassy walk with many rocky outcrops...I don't recall any bogginess. Only at one area near the top did I need to go a longer way around something, as both my hands weren't free for scrambling directly up the odd steeper bit. Shot a wonderful 360-degree panorama in twilight from the summit - the photo here is just a small excerpt of it. I didn't time my ascent or descent, but I reckon they each took around a quarter of an hour. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1301/comment/17576/

Followed the advice of previous comments to bag this easy top. Stunning views all round from a rocky top with small cairn. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1301/comment/18592/

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A hen's race

by peter1 24 Jul 2014

A very easy summit, accessed from the road running West to East to the north of the top. Up and down in 20 minutes. Very good views to the Twelve Bens and Maum Turks. Also sea views towards Carna and Roundstone. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1301/comment/17568/